Symbols
The followings show the symbols which may be used
for the equipment. Be sure that you understand their
meaning before use.
Indoor use only.
Read the instruction manual.
DOUBLE INSULATION
Only for EU countries
Do not dispose of electric equipment or
battery pack together with household
waste material! In observance of the
European Directives, on Waste Electric
and Electronic Equipment and Batteries
and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and
Accumulators and their implementation
in accordance with national laws, electric
equipment and batteries and battery
pack(s) that have reached the end of
their life must be collected separately and
returned to an environmentally compatible
recycling facility.
Charging
CAUTION:
After charging is complete, be
sure to remove the power plug of the battery
charger from the AC voltage source, and remove
the socket of the battery charger and attach the
cap of the battery.
NOTICE:
The battery charger is intended for
charging MAKITA portable power pack only. Never
use it for other purposes or for other manufactur-
er's batteries.
NOTICE:
When the battery charger is connected
to the unit, the tool or machine does not start. In
this case, remove the battery charger from the
unit.
NOTICE:
If the temperature of the battery
becomes low or high during charging, the
charging may stop. In this case, wait until the bat-
tery becomes ordinary temperature by warming
up or cooling down the battery, and then restart
the charging.
1.
Remove the cap of the battery by turning it.
► Fig.1: 1. Cap
2.
Align the protrusion on the socket of the battery
charger with the counterpart on the plug of the unit, and
then attach the socket to the plug by turning the socket.
► Fig.2: 1. Protrusion 2. Socket 3. Plug
3.
Plug the power plug of the battery charger into the
proper AC voltage source.
4.
After the charging is complete, remove the socket
of the battery charger, and then attach the cap of the
battery.
During charging, the main power lamp lights up in red
and the indicator lamps indicate the remaining battery
capacity. When the charging is complete, the main
power lamp and indicator lamps go off.
Main
power
lamp
Lighted
► Fig.3: 1. Power button 2. Indicator lamp 3. Main
power lamp
The tool or machine does not operate if the charger is
connected to the unit. If the main power lamp blinks in
red, charging does not start because the unit is over-
heated or the temperature of the unit is low. In this case,
cool down the unit, or warm up the unit.
If the main power lamp blinks in red and green alter-
nately, unplug the charger and remove the socket of the
charger, and then clean the charger by removing dust
from the AC inlet, intake vent, and exhaust vent. If the
main power lamp keeps blinking in red and green alter-
nately after cleaning the charger, ask your local Makita
Authorized Service Center for repair.
The following table indicates the types of battery, the
number of cells, and the rated capacity which can be
charged by the battery charger.
Voltage
Number
of cells
36 V -
100
40 V max
NOTE: The charger is equipped with the cooling fan.
Sound of the cooling fan comes out during charging,
but it does not indicate a trouble of the charger.
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Indicator lamps
Off
Blinking
Li-ion
Capacity
portable
(Ah)
power
accord-
pack
ing to
IEC61960
PDC1200
33.5
Remaining
capacity
Charging
(75% to
100%)
Charging
(50% to
75%)
Charging
(25% to
50%)
Charging
(0% to
25%)
Charging
time
(Minutes)
360